Dien Yuen, JD/LLM, CAP®, AEP®,

Dien Yuen, JD/LLM, CAP®, AEP® is Executive Director Center for Philanthropy and Social Impact at The American College of Financial Services and Blunt-Nickel Professor in Philanthropy. In this role, she works with practitioners in the field, creating a shared space to develop multi-disciplinary ideas to advance social change. New initiatives include Purpose School, a program for leaders exploring the intersections of purpose and social impact, and the Advisors of Color in Philanthropy Network, a movement to bring diversity into the philanthropic advising field.

Dien’s research and teaching focus on access and growth of philanthropic advising in the U.S. and Asia. Her latest projects involve bringing together thought leaders to explore the building of a thriving philanthropic advising ecosystem. In Asia, Dien serves as Lead Faculty for Philanthropy at WMI (Wealth Management Institute), teaching in the Certificate for Philanthropy and Social Impact program, Singapore’s first certified philanthropic advising program for advisors. She also serves as a Learning Partner for Asia Venture Philanthropy Network’s inaugural Philanthropy Advisory Fellowship program.

Before joining the College, she worked in several wealth management firms and held executive positions in regional and global development organizations.